Foreign Literature Studies ›› 2018, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 138-149.

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Irrationality in the Plays of Ivan Vyrypaev

Wang Lidan   

  • Online:2018-10-25 Published:2022-05-24
  • About author:Wang Lidan, Ph. D. in Literature, is professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Nankai University (Tianjin 300071, China). Her research area focuses on contemporary Russian drama and rural literature. Email: wldlena@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:
    “Study of the Contemporary Russian Documentary Drama” (TJWW17-002) sponsored by the Key Project of Tianjin Philosophy Social Science Planning; “Study of Russian Documentary Drama since the Early Twentieth Century” (18BWW035) sponsored by the National Social Science Fund of China

Abstract: As a contemporary Russian experimental playwright, IvanVyrypaev makes bold innovations both in form and content. His theatre includes dance routines symbolizing the process of life and religious rituals of tragic elements. The Menippean style plays a significant role in the anti-dramatic inclination of Vyrypaev’s theatre. On the one hand, the ritualization and the carnivalization of his plays are closely related to the philosophy of “abjection.” On the other hand, the irrlational elements reflect the playwright’s association with the tenets of existentialism. In his absurd plays, Vyrypaev depicts the contemporary reality of violence and secularization of religion. The irrational elements, as the most important feature of his plays, provides a perspective to proble into the cultural psychology and value orientation of modern Russian people.

Key words: IvanVyrypaev, ritualization, Menippean genre, violent behavior, existentialism

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